Gray–white matter contrast reversal on T1-weighted spin-echo in postmortem brain

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 360; p. 112031
• Main Authors: Kojima, Masatoshi, Makino, Yohsuke, Yamaguchi, Rutsuko, Motomura, Ayumi, Yajima, Daisuke, Inokuchi, Go, Saito, Naoki, Torimitsu, Suguru, Hoshioka, Yumi, Urabe, Shumari, Yoshida, Maiko, Iwase, Hirotaro, Miyati, Tosiaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2024
• Subjects: body temperature; Brain; forensic sciences; necropsy; Postmortem change; Postmortem imaging; Postmortem MRI; Virtual autopsy; Postmortem imaging; Postmortem MRI; Brain; Postmortem change; Virtual autopsy

The image contrast of postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may differ from that of antemortem MRI because of circulator arrest, changes in postmortem tissue, and low-body-temperature scanning conditions. In fact, we have found that the signal intensity of white matter (WM) on T1-weighted spin...